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Saturday, October 11, 2014

There and Back again, Pages 299 to 303 - The Final Illustrations

Let the trumpets herald the end of this project! Yes, I have reached the final illustration post for There and Back again, An Illustration Project of The Hobbit. A project I began in early 2012, finished the illustrations for in April/May of 2013, and will have finished documenting it here in October 2014. 303 illustrations completed, one for each page of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein.

Page 299: "He mopped his face with a red silk handkerchief - no! not a single one of his own had survived, he had borrowed this one from Elrond..."

Ink on 6 x 8 inch paper.

Page 300

Page 300: "And so they crossed the bridge and passed the mill by the river and came right back to Bilbo's own door."

Acrylic gouache and ink on 6 x 8 inch paper.

Page 301

Page 301: "There was a large notice in black and red hung on the gate, stating that on June the Twenty-second Messrs. Grubb, Grubb, and Burrowes would sell the effects of the late Bilbo Baggins Esquire, of Bag-End, Underhill, Hobbiton."

Acrylic gouache and ink on 6 x 8 inch paper.

Page 302

Page 302: "...and the sound of the kettle on his hearth was ever after more musical than it had been even in the quiet days before the Unexpected Party."

Acrylic gouache and ink on 6 x 8 inch paper.

Page 303

Page 303: "'You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!'"

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I am an artist living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. My work is inspired by history, folk art, objects, nature, and much more. This blog is an active journal of my work and inspirations.